Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
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Thanks for 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the subscribers and supporters of the blog. When I started this blog 5 years ago, it was an excuse to lock down a URL for a nickname given to me by my co-workers.
Obligatory HR Trust Fall shot (not my idea of building team trust)
Building team trust
is difficult. Sometimes individuals on our teams don’t seem to want to build a relationship with us as managers. Some folks may have had a bad experience with management in the past and others may look at the job as just a “Jay.Oh.Be”.
She knows that to climb the career ladder it takes more than just great work.
Career ladder, how to make friends, influence people and gain opportunity
Who are we kidding, everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder. You can do great work, but plenty of people do great work. We also need to be able to influence folks.
Day 1, the only time the interns are shown any attention
Can interns manage their manager?
Today’s post is on mentors, mentee’s and all of the feel-good that surrounds what is right about these relationships. If you have read this blog for any amount of time, you know I am a big proponent of mentors and I believe they can make one of THE LARGEST DIFFERENCES in a career.
Project excitement during the phone interview
Phone screen, the common mistakes
Phone screens are the great unknowns in the job interview process. I believe the phone interview is the easiest interview to prepare for and the intent of this post is provide reasons why and confidence. My goal is to change your view and potential fears of the phone interview.
How do you handle change and stress in the workplace?
How do you react to workplace change?
This is just a personal observation on the change in the workplace, but I believe that 90% of employees feel they handle change in a positive manner. As a casual observer that is usually involved with rolling out workplace change,
Frustrated with the annual review process?
Take control of your annual review
There is a lot of talk about Fortune companies moving away from annual reviews. I am sure this isn’t news to anyone reading this blog, but some quick-hit facts:
HR Executive breaks down the pros and cons between the hand written and email thank you note after the interview. Which one makes or breaks your job search?
Job interview insight. Pulling back the curtain to see what really happens behind the scenes.
Job Interview Insight
I just had drinks with a couple of great friends/colleagues. Halfway through the conversation I literally burst out with a “F’ me, I’m a dumbass! I wish I had recorded this conversation, this would make a great blog post!” I immediately pulled out my phone and started taking notes in an attempt to capture this job interview insight.
How do you get this kind of mentorship and long-term engagement?
The mentor program of all mentor programs
Last week I posted on the topic of why I believe most mentor programs fail. I would be remiss and irresponsible if all I did was bitch on any topic and not provide a solution.
How long did your mentor program relationship last?
Are mentor programs failing us?
I believe that one of the best things that any of us can do for our careers is to find and work with a mentor. Mentors have been there and done that, and with a mentor by our side, we don’t have to re-invent the wheel.
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